A few questions for which I don’t have answers for

Nithari killings, Mumbai molestation, Child killed by children. These were a few top stories, rather horror stories flashed in all channels over the last two weeks. A sense of deep concern, a fear over thinking the Nation’s future where my son or daughter is gonna live, and a pain over the neck were a few reactions of mine on getting to know about each of the instances.

Imagine a so-called knowledgeable intellect, having done all his educations in premier institutes, slaughtering the kids mercilessly (unimaginably all the victims were kids – ruthless & hard heartened) deputing his work also to his servant, another claimed cannibal.

Imagine a so-called Safe Metro to live in India hosting one of the most disgusting acts the Nation has ever witnessed for a long time. A poor girl, who was accompanied by her partner to celebrate the New Year’s Eve being molested fearlessly and shamefully by not one, not two, but by a gang of rascals, who eventually manhandle the girl’s companion. Hoping for a happy new year and wishing to celebrate with the Nation, the girl after the incident, would have become a pessimist, battered and skeptical.

The incredible of all the three is the story of a child being killed by children. None could have even imagined a 5 year old kid being kidnapped and eventually stabbed to death by his fellow friends for the sake of money and that too to celebrate the New Year lavishly and extravagantly. And one of the teenagers convicted in this case says “We were aware that even in case we were found guilty, we would be sent to the reform schools as against the rigorous imprisonment. Hence we dared to do so.”

Where are we heading to? Where is the Nation heading towards? Are we really living in a safe place? Are we in the process of creating, or at least thinking about a serene environment to our future generations?

The aforementioned are a few of the queries that continuously prop up in my mind off late. But I don’t have the answers. Might be all the aforesaid incidents could be tagged as one off cases, but yet a very high rise in the rate of murders, terrorism borne activities, child abuses, sexual assaults, serial killings, and even cannibalism in India gives me a feeling that is India still the same safe place to live in, as it was a decade ago?

WELCOME 2007!!

2006 to me has been an year of fluctuations - a typical year with ebb & flow throughout. Mixed feelings, in other words. A very close friend of mine getting married and another getting engaged, revival of an old friendship (eventually leading to find my room mate - yup, its Giri), unearthing a couple of new friends (who are now two of my closest pals - Rajesh & Vivek), leaving my first company (was a BIG ask emotionally), entering one of the Indian IT giants (paving way to my entry into my mom's dream company), my first & delightful dharshan of Tirupathi Venkatachalapthi were a few occurances worth recalling for the year...

Let us thank god for 2006 - good or not as per us, for in god's plans everything is for our good. Let us hope & pray for the year ahead to be great!!